Canary in the vol-mine John Leiper – Chief Investment Officer – 26th October 2020 With the US election just 8 days away, financial markets are following the polls and pricing in a Biden win. The prospect for a Democratic clean sweep has contributed to the...
Investment Philosophy James King – 29th June 2020 A 2018 study by Dalbar suggests that the traditional route of identifying Fund Managers consistently outperforming in their sector or industry, (“Fund Picking”), seems to have fallen by the wayside. It appears...
Pivot To ESG John Leiper – Head of Portfolio Management -26th June 2020 The recovery in US equity prices, from the corona crisis, has been one of the most rapid in history. Whilst the fall broadly matched the one in 1987, in yellow, the S&P 500 now sits...
The Chinese Tech Structural Growth Story John Leiper – Head of Portfolio Management – 19th June 2020 China’s economy has transitioned, from an industrial export-led model, towards services. This is evident from the chart below which shows the service...
The Return of Inflation John Leiper – Head of Portfolio Management – 5th June 2020 Quantitative easing, or QE, is where a central bank creates money to buy bonds. The goal is to keep interest rates low and to stimulate the economy during periods of...
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